Machine for making hollow glassware



E. S. HUTTONL MACHINE ron MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE. APPLICATION FILEDAUG-2.19m-

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MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2' 19H.

Patented Oct-18,1921.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.2. 19:9.

Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

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E. s. HUTTON. MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-2.1919- Patented Oct. 18, 1921.

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E. S. HUTTON.

MACHINE FOR MAKING uouow GLASSWARE.

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s. HUUON. MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE- APPLICATION FILED AUG-2|I919.

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ATTORNEYfi as. H'unou. MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE.

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Y E. s. uunou. MACHINE FOR MAKING HoLww GLASSWARE. APPLICA'I 'IN men m2.I919. 1,394,092,. Patented 00 18, 1921,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD s. iiu'rroiv, or. LAPEL, INDIANA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING HOLLOW GLASSWARE.

. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts. I

The object of this invention is to improve the construction andoperation of mechanism for making hollow glassware, set forth in myformer Letters Patent No. 1,241,516 dated October 2, 1917, and No.1,253,246, dated January 15, 1918. There are various new featuresconstituting the. improvements .of said mechanism. as appear hereafter,20

whereby several defects of the construction in my former patents areovercome, and the automatic operation of the machine rendered morepractical and satisfactory.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

Figure 1 is an end elevation of the machine, partsbeing omitted; Fig; 2is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a section on the line ,33ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line 44 of Fig. 3, showing the parts inposition when the blowing of the bottle is completed. Fig. 5 is asection on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, showing the partsin position when thegather of glass has been insertedin the blank mold. Fig. 6 is a sectionon line 6-6 of Fig. 3, showing the parts in another position when theblank in the blank mold is completed. Fig. 7 is a section on line 7 7 ofFig. 3, showing the parts in position when the mold has been inverted.Fig. 8 is an elevation of the inner side of half of a comined blank andblow mold, and of the means for shifting the blank from the blank moldto the blow mold, parts being broken away and a blank being shown aboutmidway its movernent from the blank mold to the blow mold.

Fig. 9 is a section of the device along line 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a section on the line 1010 of Fig. 3, with the parts inposition showing the-blank after it has been introduced into the blowmold and before it has been blown. Fig. 11 is a section on line 1l11 ofFig. 3,

showing theparts in position when a blank Specification of LettersPatent. Patent-ed O t 18, 192 Application filed August 2, 1919.

Serial No. 314,853.

has been blown. Fig. 12 is a section on the line 1212 of Fig. 3, showingthe parts in position during the discharge of the completed bottle. Fig.13 is an elevation of a section of the parts of half of a mold unit asthe same is being changed from the position shown in Fig. 12 to that 5.'Fig. 14 is a central longitudinal section of the rod for controlling themovement of the blow head of the blank mold and parts associatedtherewith, an actuating cam being shown by dotted lines. Fig. 15 is thesame as Fig. 14 with the parts in altered position.

Fig. 16 is the same with the parts in still another position. Fig. 17 isanelevation of a portion ofthe lever and actuating rod. F 1g. 18 is asection on line 1818 of Fig. 15. Fig. 19 is a section on line 1919 ofFig. 14.

Fig. 20 is a section on line 20-2O of Fig. 15. Fig. 21 is the same asFig. 3 with parts omitted and the central portion broken away .showingthe parts beneath. Fig. 22 is a A lan View of the operation of the tableand the mold structure, parts being omitted and parts being broken away.Fig. 23 is a section on line 23-23 of F ig; 22. Fig. 24 is a section onthe line 24-24 of 1. Fig. 25 is a section on the line 2525 of Fig. 24.Fig. 26 is a' horizontal section through the mold unit on the line26-26' of Fig. 4. Fig.

27 is a side elevation of the mold shifting means. 7

In the drawings herein is shown a glass machine having a mold table 30'secured on a rotatable hollow column 31 which is rotatably mounted inthe stand 32, supported upon a base 33. Posts 34, 35, 36 and 37 aremounted in the base and ext-end upward as shown in'Figs. 1, 2 and 3.Said posts have secured upon their upper ends a horizontal frame 38 andabove it a drive wheel 39 is secured to the upper end of the column 31.Said drive wheel 39 receives its power from any suitable source ofpower. The mold table 30, as seen in Fig. 3, carries six sets of molds,although any number of sets may be employed. These molds are located inspaces 40 in said table. The theory of the operation of this machine isthat the table rotates continuously while the machine is in use. Thereis a press mold 41 and a blow mold 42 in each mold unit. These molds arelocated side by side and each of them is formed of two halves, being cuton a plane that cuts both of said molds, as seen in Fig.3.

shown in F ig.

The molds are mounted in a rotatable frame 43 which is carried at itsouter end by a bearing 44 and its other end in a bearing 45 in the table30. The two sides of said frame are formed as shown in Fig. 7 withhorizontal guideways, see Figs. 3 and 22. In the outer end of the framea block 46 is rigidly secured and the frame carries a lock 47 slidablein the guideways in said frame 43, the adjacent faces of said two blocksbeing curved so as to surround the body of the mold and being recessedto receive rectangular ribs 48 on each mold as seen in Fig. 26.Therefore, the half of the press mold and the half of the blow mold isheld, by the block 46, stationary during the operation of the machine,although they can be removed by hand when desired. The other halves ofsaid molds are carried by the block 47, and the block 4'7 isreciprocable in the frame 43 radially of the table so that the innerhalf of the molds can be moved away from the outer half of the molds, asclearly shown in Fig. 9.

On the top of the outer mold sections a guide-plate 50 is secured and ontop of the inner mold halves a corresponding guideplate 51 is securedand the tops of the molds are flat as seen in Fig. 9. A head 52 and ahead plate 53 are formed as shown in Fig. 9, of two halves and the headplate 53 has ribs 54 onits lateral edges so as to be slidable in theguideways 5O transversely of the mold frame, and assume the differentpositions shown in Figs. 5, S, 10 and 13. The width of the guideplates50 and 51 is sufficient to permit the two sets of mold halves to beseparated as seen in Fig. 9, and the ribs 54 in which'corresponding ribsof the guidewaysprevent the escape of the plate 53 and maintain itscentral position between said two mold sections as there shown. The twohalves of the head 52 and plate 53 are held together by the springs 55.

The head 52, as shown in Fig. 5, has its inner end formed to constitutea neck mold for the glass blank 56 and it is provided with a chamber forreceiving a cylinder 57 in which the blank forming plunger 58 ismounted. The plunger is given its return movement by a spiral spring 59lying within the cylinder 57 and acting against a collar 60 on theplunger, and such return movement of the plunger is limited by a nut261, see Fig. 5. One end of the plunger extends outward so as to beactuated by meanshereafter described. a

The inner set of mold halves carried by the block 47 are moved forwardand separated from the other set, for opening the molds, by means of ahollow tube 61 connectedtherewith, and extending radially of themachine, as shown in Figs. 4 and 21, which is slidably mounted in thetable as shown in Fig. 4. On its inner end a block 62 is secured'thatlies just beneath the table 30 and its lower end carries a roller 63which is adapted to be engaged by stationary cams 64 and 164 and cams65, as seen in Fig. 21. The cams 64 and 164 move said rod 61 and theinner mold section inward, while the cams 65 move the same outward, asshown.

The hollow rod 61 is mounted in a recess 66 in the member 67 which issecured to the block 47, as seen inFig. 22, so that said member 67 andblock 47 can rotate. An air tight joint between them however is providedby a packing nut 68, and in the chamber 66 as a spiral spring 69 whichserves as a cushion to force the block 47 and the mold halves carriedthereby outward to make a tight joint between the mold sections whenthey are brought together.

The mold unit is given a half revolution by the following means. Theinner end of the mold form 43 has a sleeve 70, see Fig. 4, rotatablymounted in the bearing 45 and having secured on it a gearwheel or pinion71 adapted to be engaged and actuated by a rack bar 7 2 verticallymovable in the plate 7 3 which extends downfrom said bearing 45, andwhich is-stationary with and rigidly connected with the table 30. Therack bar 72 carries a rollerr74 at its lower end which is adapted at onepoint in the revolution of "the table to be forced upwardly by the cam'75 which extends down from and is secured to the bearing plate 7 6, andat another point to be forced downwardly by the cam 77. One of thesemovements causes the mold unit to be given a half revolution after theglass blank has been formed and another half revolution after the glassarticle has been blown, as seen in Fig. 13. When the mold frame is thusturned, it is locked in position by the means shown in Figs. 22 and 23.A locking pin 150 engages a notch in the mold frame 43, said pin 150'being mounted in the hearing 45 and rests and is held in looking posi- 7tion by a spring 151. The pin is disen aged to permit the revolution ofthe mold frame by the lever 153, which is fulcrumed between its ends at154, and at its lower end is engaged at the proper time by a pin 155 projecting radially from the periphery of the bearing weight 7 6.

The cam members 65 are on opposite sides of the axis of the table,mounted so as to be radially movable,-as shown in Figs. 21 and 4. Thebearing plate 76, as seen in Fig. has central recesses 7 8 and in it anannular plate 79 is located, having a shoulder 80 and pins 81 extendingup from the plate 79 through slots 82 in a cam plate 156. Said cams areforced outward radially by a plurality of springs 282 lying on the plate165 between the cams 65 and the shoulder 80 on the plate 79, saidsprings 2S2 therefore force the cams radially outward and also the rods61, and in addition to the springs 69 help to hold the hand corner ofFig. 3.

mold sections closed when desired, as shown in four sets of the molds 1nF 1g. 21.

Operation and operative parts.

Forming the blank-In forming the glass blank 56, the molds are in theposition shown in Fig.5, with the blank mold 41 withits mouth downward.The upper end of the mold has a conical opening through which thegathering of glass is inserted. The lower end ofthe mold 41 cooperateswith the upper end of the neck mold, that is the upper end of the head52 and the upper end of the cylinder 57 and plunger 59 close the lowerend of the neck mold.

The next step is to introduce compressed air into the upper end of theblank mold 41. At this stage the molds are located at the lower righthand corner of the table as shown in Fig. 3. Then as the table isrotated the gather of glass is cut off by the cutoff mechanism shown atthe lower right The cutoff mechanism includes a shaft 84, seen 111 Fig.2 and mounted in bearlngs 85, which are secured to the post 35 and saidshaft has secured on it a collar 86 having pins 87 extending therefrom.There are four of these equal distances apart and the projectimmediately-under the table 30 and they are engaged and actuated by apin '88 extending down from the table, there being one of these pins 88for each setof molds, and the arrangement is such that the pins willcause the shaft 84 to be turned onefourth a revolution. The shaft 84 hassecuredron it a gear'90 that meshes with a gear 91, which in turn mesheswith a gear 92, both of which gears 91 and 92 are mounted in a plate 93secured to the bearing 85 projecting inward as shown in Fig. 3immediately over the path-of the upward ends of the molds.

' The inner end of the plate 93 carries a rotatably mounted round cutteror disk 94, and in position for its edges to be engaged by the glassextending upward from the blank mold after the gather has been inserted.One of the knives ofjthe kniling member 95 cooperates with the cuttingdisk 94 to sever the glass. This knife is secured to the last mentionedgear 92 and is driven by the quarter turns of the shaft 84 ashereinafter explained. The member 95 has four of these knives equaldistances apart and curved concavely so as to cooperate with the convexcurvature of the disk 94.

The next step is illustrated in Fig. 6 and at the right hand side ofFig. 3. The blow head 100 on. the tube 101 is carried by the arm 102that is mounted on the vertically reciprocable rod 103, see Fig. 2. Therod 103 reciprocates in the tube 104 which is vertically movable in thefixed tube 105 which is mounted on the table. A cross bar best in Fig.2. This gives the rod 103 a slight turning movement and thus turns thearm 102 from the position shown in the lower part of Fig; 3 a fewdegrees so as to bring it into the position shown in the right hand ofFig. 3 and that turns the rod 103 off of its supporting bar 106, seeFig. 17, and then the rod 103 drops down by gravity to the positionshown in Fig. 16, which.

brings the blow head 100 into the position to close the upper end of theblank mold 41.

Air is supplied to the blow head at this stage of the operation by thefollowing means. The air pipe 101, see Fig. 1, is vertically movable inthe bearing 112 in the arm 102 hereinafter described. The collar 113limits the downward movement of the air head under the action of thespring 114 surrounding the tube 101 lying between the bearing 112 andthe collar 113 located on the tube 101. The air is supplied to the tube101 through a flexible tube 116 leading to the valve 117 which issecured to, and in communication with the air column 31 which issupplied with compressed air from a suitable source, and which suppliescompressed air for all parts of the machine. The valve is controlled oropened by an arm 118 which has at its outer .end a set screw 119 inposition to be engaged by the cam 120 on the under side of the camholding plate 132 which constitutes a part of the frame 38. The cam 120is adjustably held in slots 124, see Fig. 24, by bolts 125, see Fig. 25.

The plunger for pressing the inside of the neck and making an airopening is operated immediately after the air has entered the upper endof the press mold 41, and

as shown in Fig. 6, the plunger is actuated by the blow mold bottom 133on the rod 134 which is mounted at its lower end in an arm 135, as seenat the right hand lower corner of Fig. 1, and is supported by a spring136 around said rod, and lyino between the arm 1 5 and the collar 13( onsaid rod.

The 135 as seen in Figs. 1 and 14, is secured to the lower end of thetube 104, and as seen in Fig. 2, is elevated by the pin 138 secured insaid arm 135 coming in engagement with the short earn 136 near themiddle of the lower part of Fig. 2, to suffici ntly enter and actuatethe plunger, as seen in Fig. 6, and then it immediately drops back intothe position shown in rig. 5.

l hile the table is moving a mold structurefrom the right side to theupper right side as shown in Fig. 3, the blow head 100 is elevated fromthe position shown in '6 by the cam 190, see middle portion oi Fig. 2,engaging the lower end of the rod 103 and elevatl it, and in thatmovement the pin 191 extending from said rod engages a stud 192 on saidcam, which causes a slight turning movement of the rod for locking it inits elevated position and holding it up, as seen in Fig. 17.

Blowing the article. After the blank has been formed as described, thefirst thing done is the inversion or" the molds by the means hereafterdescribed, and while the molds shown at the right hand side of Fig. 3moves to the upper right hand corner lillQlBOif, thus inverting themolds from the position shown in Fig. 6 to the position shown in 8. Thesemirevolution of the mold unit is made, however, during about hall ofsaid journey of ninety degrees, that is while the end of the rod 61 aretraveling from the position shown in the right hand of Fig. 21 to thepoint where it reaches the end oi the cam 65, then, the mold unit beinginverted, the cam G l acts on the rod 61 and opens the mold as shown atthe upper right hand corner oi 21.

When the molds are open they are in the position shown in 9 with theglass blank suspended from the head between the mold sections; As thetable turns thereafter from the position shown in the upper right handcorner of Fig. 3 the reduced portion 1.52 of the head 52, ee Fig. 9,engages the innermost arm 139 of a star wheel. 140, which pushes thehead 52 from one side of the mold frame out, as shown on the upper righthand corner of Fig. 3 to the left hand corner of Fig. 3. l fhile this istaking place the star wheel 1 10 is pushed outwardly by the upper partof the head 152 to permit this action. The under side of the star wheel140, near each arm, has a recess as shown in 27 for a ball 14-1supported by a spring 142 in a recess 1423 on the arm 14A carried by thearm 1 15 secured to the post 37.

As the mold unit is moved from the position shown in the right handcorner to the upper left hand corner, as shown in Fig. 22, the camcloses the molds so that the glass blank is now in the blow mold 1-2 asshown in Fig. 10. Then the bottom oi the blow mold is closed as shown inFi 1.1, by the bottom 133 being moved upward by the im 1 16 at the lowerright hand corner oi? Fig. 2, by which the pin 138 rides. The upper partof that cam is horizontal as shown, and while the pin rides across thehorizontal portion of the cam the article is blown.

The head 52 and associate parts serve as a blow head for finally blowingthe bottle, as well as the plunger for the blank. The spring holds theplunger 58 in its upper position so as to leave an opening for thechamber156 in the cylinder 57 to communi cate with the hollow pole 158in the mouth of the blank. An air pipe 160 and tube 161, see l 4 leadsto the chamber 66 and is in communication with the passageway 162 in therod 61 and communicates with a pipe 163 connected with a tube 166 whichwith a valve 167 secured to and communicating with the interior oftheair column 31, as seen in l? 1. The valve is opened by an arm 170having a pin 171 adapted to be engaged by the cam 172 that is adjustablymounted on the plate 22 in the same way as cam 120. By this means thearticle is blown in its final form, as shown in Figs. 41 and 11.

The blowing takes place while the mold unit is passing from the upperleft hand corner 0;? Fig. 21 to the left hand side, caused by the cam 65and the associate parts. After the roller 63 has left the cam 65 inpassing from the left hand side of Fig. 21, it engages the cam 51 whichopens the molds for discharging the finished article 175, as shown in Fi12. To enable the parts of the blow head to separate, the pipe 160errtends loosely through one side of the blow head 52 and screws intoone side of the cylinder 57, and a stud 17 3 is screwed into the otherside or" the cylinder 57 and extends loosely through the other side ofthe head This permits the head 52 to be spread without the cylinder 57being separated or 1 soleao.

'2 immediately before the bottle 175 is dis- 7 charged, however, thebottom 133 drops as the pin 138 travels down the sharp incline of thecam 176, as shown at the lower left hand corner of Fig. 1. It shouldhave been stated before that as the pin 138 travels up the incline 146,shown at the lower right hand corner of Fig. 2, in order to close thebottom of the mold, the tube 104 on which the arm 135 is secured, islocked in its elevated position by the means shown in Figs. 1-l20. Asseen there the tube 104 is provided. with a transverse slot or notch 177to receive the latch 17%; which is fulcrumed between its ends at 179 onthe arm .180 extending from the stationary tube 105, below the bearingplate 75.

There is also a notch or transverse slot 183 in the tube 105 in whichthe latch 178 is located and operates, and the latch is held closed bythe spring 181 connected to the tube 105 at 182. When the tube 10% iselevated so as to close the bottom of the mold, it will be automaticallycaught and looked as shown in 19 by the action of the spring drawing thelatch into the notch 177.

This device is unlocked so as to permit the bottom to drop as shown inFig. 12 by one end of the latch 178 being engaged by a lug 185 which issecured to the bearing plate 76, as seen in Fig. 14. This will move thelatch to the position shown in Fig. 20.

After the bottle 175 has been discharged and while the mold structure ismoving from the lower left hand position to the lower right handposition, the mold structure is revolveda half revolution by thedownward movementofthe rack 72, which is caused by the cam 77, as shownin Figs. 1 and'2. The turning movement is illustrated in Fig. 13, andwhen such half revolution'is affected the molds will be brought into theposition shown in Fig. 10, ready to receive another gather of glass inthe press mold. Then the operation which has been described at length isrepeated. Y

The invention claimed is:

1. AV-machine for making hollow ware, including a rotary table, a moldstructure mounted on said table containing both a blank mold and a blowmold beside each other and said molds formed of vertical half sectionsseparable simultaneously and in alinement with each other, a 'liftovermeans movable between the mold sections .When

they are separated for transferring the blank from the blank molddirectly to the blow mold, and means in the path of said liftover meansas it travels during the rotation of 1 the table for causing saidtransfer movement.

movable between the mold sections when they are separated fortransferring the blank from the blank mold directly to the blow mold,and yieldingly rotatable means in the path of said liftover means as ittravels during the rotation of the table for causing said transfermovement.

3. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold structure mounted on said table containing both a blank mold and ablow mold beside each other and said molds formed of vertical halfsections separable simultaneously and in alinement with each other, ahftover means movable between the mold sections when they are separatedfor transferring the-blank from the blank mold directly to the blowmold, a star wheel mounted above the'table in such position that an armthereof'will engage the liftover means as it travels and cause theshifting movement thereof, and means for yieldmgly resisting therotation Pih.P@-Wl 9l-. I s

2. A machine. for making hollow glasscause the shifting movementthereof, stationary means for mounting said star wheel, and a balllocated between said stationary means and said-star wheel adapted toengage a'recess on the under side ofthe star wheel to yieldingly resistthe rotary movement of the star wheel and to stop it.

5. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table,blank molds mounted thereon, and a cut ofi' means mounted immediatelyover the path of the upper part of the mold for severing the glass, saidcut-off means having a rotatable cutting disk and a revoluble wheelwithknife edge arms radiating therefrom in position to cooperate with saidcutting disk, and means actuated by the table for rotating the same.

.6. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table,blank molds mounted thereon, and a cut-off means mount-- ed immediatelyover the path'of the upper 'part of the mold for severing the'glass,said cut-off means having a rotatable cutting disk and a revoluble wheelwith knife edgearms radiating therefrom in position to cooperate withsaid cutting'disk, a gear connected with said cutting wheel, a verticalshaft for causing the operation of said gear,

a pin extending from said shaft, and a. projection from the table forengaging said pin on the shaft and giving the parts rotary movement.

7. A machine for making hollow glass ware, includinga mold structurehaving a rectangular frame, a press mold, a blow mold separate from, butadjacent to the press mold, each of said molds being formed of twohalves adapted to separate in alinement with each other, one half-ofeach mold being stationary in each frame, and the other halves of thetwo molds being simultaneously movable toward and away from the firstmentioned halves forclosing and "of afiradially extending frame withguide- 1 waysin the sides thereof, a blank mold,"a

blow mold,,ea9h. pf'said moldsbeing formed v 13:9,

of vertical halves with a transversely rectangular rib surrounding saidmolds, a stationary block in one end of said frame having a rectangularrecess for receiving the ribs on said molds, a companion but oppositelylocated block formed like the stationary block and recessed to receivethe ribs of said molds and slidable in said frame, means for slidingsaid block for opening and closing the molds simultaneously, and aliftover slidable on the molds for trans ferring the blank from theblank mold to the blow mold when the molds are opened.

9. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold holding frame mounted in said table with guideways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, a blow mold, each of said molds being formed oftwo vertical halves, stationary means on the outer end of said frame forsecuring the two outer halvesflof said molds, a block movable in saidframe for holding the two inner halves of said molds, a rod connectedwith said inner block for moving the inner halves of the molds foropening and closing the molds, said block being radially slidable, andstationary/cams near the center of the machine for engaging the innerendof said rod and forcing it inwardly and outwardly.

:10. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold. holding frame mounted in said table with guideways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, a blow mold, each of said molds being formed oftwo vertical halves,-stationary means on the outer end of said frame forsecuring the two outer halves of said molds, a block movablein saidframe for holding the two inner halves of said molds, a rod connectedwith said inner block for moving the inner halves of the molds foropening and closing the molds, said block being radially slidable,stationary cams near the center of the machine for engaging the innerend of said rod and forcing it inwardly and outwardly, and yieldingmeans tending to force said rod outwardfor yieldingly holding the moldsections closed.

11. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold holding frame mounted in said table with guideways 1n the sidesthereof, a blank mold,

blow mold, each of said molds being formed of two vertical halves,stationary means on the outer end of said frame for securing the twoouter halves of said molds, a block movable in said frame for'holdingthe two inner halves of said molds, a rod connected with said innerblock for movingthe inner halves ofthe molds for opening and closing themolds, said block being radially slidable, stationary'cam's nearthefcentralpart of said -maeh ine for engaging the inner endof saidrod-and forcling lt nwardto open-the molds," and a-sprmg pressed c amnear the center of said machine for en a in said rod and t: b n

12. A machine for making hollow glass 7 ware, including a rotary table,a mold holding frame mounted in said table with guide ways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, a blow mold, each ofsaid molds being formed oftwo vertical halves, stationary means on the outer end of said frame forsecuring the two outer halves of said molds, a block movable in saidframe for holding the two inner halves of said molds, a rod connectedwith said inner block for moving the inner halves of the molds foropening and closing the molds, said block being radially slidable, aradially yielding cam near the center of the machine for engaging saidrod and forcing it outward to close the mold-sections while the blank isbeing made, a stationary cam acting on the inner end of'said rod forthereafter movingv the rod inward to open the mold during the transferof the blank from the blank mold into theblow mold, another yieldinglymounted cam acting on the inner end of saidrod for forcing said rodoutward during the blowing operation, and a stationary cam for engagingthe inner end of said rod thereafter for moving the rod in mate open themold for the discharge of the finished glass article.

13. A machine for making hollow glass ware, includinga rotary table, amold holding frame mounted in said table with guideways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, blow mold, each of said molds being formed of twovertical halves, stationary means onthe outer end of said frame forsecuring the two outer halves of said molds, ablock-mot able in saidframe for holding the two inner halves of said molds, a rod connectedwith said inner block for moving the inne'r'ha'lves of the molds foropening and closing the molds, said block'heinp' radially slidable tooppositely located yieldingly actuated cam plates at the center of themachine for engaging and forcing said rodoutward for closing the mold,and two oppositely locatedstationary cams located in positions to engagesaid rod and move it inward and open'the molds between the times thatsaid rod engages the two yieldingly mounted cam plates.

14. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary moldtable, a mold holding frame mounted under the table so as to turnon aradial axis and h ving notches in the inner end thereof, a bearing platein the center of the table 011 which it rotates and of less diameterthan the table and which does not extend beyond theinner end a springfor forcing said plu figeriiii wanes blow mold, each of said molds beingformed of two vertical halves,stationary means on the outer end ofsaldframe for securing the two outer halves of said molds, a blockmovable in said frame for holding the two inner halves of said molds, arod connected with said inner block for moving the inner halves of themolds for opening and closing the molds, said block being radiallyslidable, said rod being tubular, cams near the center of'the machinefor engaging the inner end of said rod to reciprocate it for opening orclosing the molds, a pinion mounted in connection with the frame of themold structure and surrounding said rod concentrically, means foractuating said pinion for giving the mold structure rotary movementwithout interfering with the reciprocation of said tubular rod, andmeans for supplying air to the molds which is in communication with saidtubular rod. V

16- Amachine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold holding frame mounted in said table with guideways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, a blow mold, each of said molds being formed oftwo vertical halves, stationary means on the outer end of said frame forsecuring the two outer halves of said molds, a block movable in saidframe for holding the two inner halves of said molds, a tubular rodconnected with said inner block for moving the inner halves of the moldsfor opening and closing the molds, cams near the center of the machinefor engaging the inner end of said rod to reciprocate it for opening andclosing the molds, a pinion mounted in connection with the frame of themold structure and surrounding said rod concentrieal, means foractuating said pinion for giving the mold structure rotary movementwithout interfering with the reciprocation of said tubular rod, a tubefor conveying compressed air to the innerend of said rod, a chamber inthe mold frame into which the other end of said rod projects, and a tubeleading from said chamber for conveying air to the mold.

17. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a rotary table, amold hold ing frame mounted insaid table with guide ways in the sidesthereof, a blank mold, a blow mold, each of said molds being formed oftwo vertical halves, stationary means on .the outer end of said frameforsecuring the two outerha-lves of said molds, a block movable in saidframe for holdin the two inner halves of said molds, a tubular rodconnected with said inner block for moving the inner halves of the moldsfor opening and closing the molds, cams near the center of the machinefor engaging the inner end of Said rod to reciprocate it for opening andclosing the molds, pinion mounted in connection with the frame of themold structure and surrounding said rod concentrimeans for actuatingsaid pinion for mg the mold structure rotary movement withoutinterfering with the reciprocati n of said tubular rod, a tube forconveying compressed air to the inner end of said rod, the mold framehaving a chamber into which the other end of said rod projects, a tubeleading from said chamber for conveying air to the mold, and a spring insaid chamber acting against the inner end of said rod tending to forcethe movable mold section into closed position.

18. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a blow mold formedof two vertical halves separable, a blow head for said mold formed of aninner cylinder communicating with the mouth of the mold, a surroundingcylinder, a surrounding blow head member formed of two vertical halvesand each half connected with the corre sponding half of the blow mold,so as to spread tierewith, and means secured to the cylinder on oppositesides thereof and extending loosely through the surrounding blow headmember for holding said parts of the blow head together during thesepara- I said mold formed of an inner cylinder com municating with themouth of the mold, a surrounding cylinder, a surrounding blow headmember formed of two vertical halves and each half connected with thecorresponding half of the blow mold, so as to spread therewith, meanssecured to the cylinder on opposite sides thereof and extending looselythrough the surrounding blow head member for holding said parts of theblow head together during the separation of said surrounding members,one of said means being tubular for the admission of compressed air intosaid cylinder, and nuts on said means for limiting the spreadingmovement of said surrounding member.

20. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a vertical hollowcompressed air column, a mold table rotatably mounted thereon, a valvemechanism connected with said column above the table for controllingthesupply of compressed air to parts of the apparatus at desired periodsin the rotation of the mold table, a stationary plate surrounding saidcolumn above said valve, and having a number of concentrically disposedslots therein, a cam, and bolts extending from the cam through saidslots for adjustably looking and securing the cam on said plate inposition to actuate said valve 5 at the desired time.

21. A machine for making hollow glass ware, including a mold table, atube extending therethrough' and secured thereto, a bearing plate onWhich the mold table rotate's, a member mounted so as to be verticallyreciprocable in said tube, an arm carried by said-member for carryingmeans 1 adapted to be applied to the end of the mold,

a cam for elevating said member as the table rotates, a latch mounted inconnect-ion with said tube adapted to extend transverse? through slotsin said tube and vertically movable memberfor locking said member in itselevated position, a spring on said tube for holding the latch in lockedposition, and a projection from the bearing plate adapted to engage saidlatch and release the same for dropping said member.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto atfixed my signature.

EDWARD S. HUTTON.

